Exam 18: Principles of Endocrinology - the Central Endocrine Glands

Figure 18-3 Use the figure above (Figure 18-3)to answer the corresponding questions.​ -Which number in the figure represents the connecting stalk?​

The anterior pituitary consists of glandular epithelial tissue and accordingly is also called the __________.​

What are entrapped osteoblasts called that no longer perform their duty?​

__________synthesis is stimulated by growth hormone and mediates most of this hormone's growth-promoting actions.

Where is the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)located?​

What does the posterior pituitary gland release into the blood?

What is the endocrine axis?​

What does the pineal gland secrete?​

When are growth hormone levels highest in the body?​

Thyroid hormone is directly responsible for promoting growth.​

Testicular feminization syndrome is an example of:​

How many hypothalamic hypophysiotropic hormones control growth hormone secretion?​

What is another term for the neurohypophysis?

Bones lengthen as a result of activity of __________ in the epiphyseal plates.

Stress triggers the release of what hormone from the adrenal cortex?​

What can testosterone be converted to within the body?​

Indoleamines are produced by the pineal gland and are derived from the amino acid tryptophan.

Permissiveness occurs when one hormone causes the loss of another hormone's receptors,reducing the effectiveness of the second hormone.

Because insulin promotes __________ synthesis,its growth-promoting effects should not be surprising.​

Define synergism and give an example.